[2] The building is a typical example of construction performed by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.

One hundred fifty-five workers and six superintendents labored to construct the flagstone-faced municipal hall.

The building provided space for the fire department and village council in the back of the building, for a library in the south end, and a community kitchen to the left of the entry adjacent to a 200-seat auditorium.

Artwork was funded by the Federal Arts Project and executed by André Boratko.

[3] Its National Register nomination in 1985 asserted the building is Moderne in style, although noting the use of fieldstone provides an Arts and Crafts character.